Aquamarine

#9fefdb

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for aquamarine, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Aquamarine, a strong teal at 165 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Aquamarine color values

Every conversion for #9fefdb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9fefdb

RGB159, 239, 219

HSL165, 71%, 78%

HSV165, 33%, 94%

CMYK33%, 0%, 8%, 6%

Lab89.03, -28.72, 1.9

XYZ57.95, 74.22, 78.29

Decimal10481627

Web safe#99ffcc

Pantone332 C

Shades of aquamarine

#80eacf #60e5c3 #41dfb8 #24d7aa #1fb891 #199878 #147960 #0f5947 #0a3a2e #041a15

Tints of aquamarine

#aff2e1 #bff4e7 #cff7ed #d7f8f0 #e0faf3 #e8fbf6 #f0fcf9

Colors that go with aquamarine

Complementary#ef9fb3 Analogous#9fefb3 Analogous#9fdbef Triadic#db9fef Triadic#efdb9f Split complementary#ef9fdb Split complementary#efb39f

Aquamarine in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 33, 0, 8, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9fefdb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 0 8 6

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 4 11 12

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Aquamarine in css

Copy #9fefdb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9fefdb; }
.text { color: #9fefdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fefdb; }

How aquamarine looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Aquamarine and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9fefdb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9fefdb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Aquamarine on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9fefdb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around aquamarine? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn aquamarine into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9fefdb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from aquamarine, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #9fefdb are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.